Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Levi was born in

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and attended high school in

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. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the

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briefly, before turning professional in 1973.

Professional career

Levi went on to win 12 times on the

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. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointed

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. After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the Official World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list. He played on the winning U.S.

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team at Kiawa Island,

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. The same year he represented the U.S., together with

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, at the

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in Rome, Italy. From 2002 he played on the Champions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (12)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Other wins (6)

''This list may be incomplete'' *1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open *1974 Tupper Lake Open *1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open *1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with

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)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Playoff record

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Levi never played in

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.''
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional * Four Tours World Championship: 1990 * Ryder Cup:

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(winners) *

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Wayne American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from New York (state) Golfers from Florida State University of New York at Oswego alumni People from Little Falls, New York People from Herkimer, New York Sportspeople from Naples, Florida People from Oneida County, New York 1952 births Living people